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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 55415" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>It is rare for a child to have Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) who basically came from a good, loving home and was not a premie. The two most common causes are an infant with sensory issues who cannot be held and a mother suffering from post-partum depression who could not hold her infant. I'm sure there may be some other causes but they are bound to be few and far between.</p><p></p><p>That being said and having a Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) child, I would question this diagnosis. Quite honestly, it is an ugly disorder. As strange as it sounds, I would much prefer my daughter to be bipolar than Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). There are medications for bipolar. There are none for Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) frequently turns into some type of personality disorder as the child matures. The therapy for Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is long, intensive and frequently unsuccessful. Some of the therapies for it are, as was mentioned above, controversial.</p><p></p><p>I hope the diagnosis was given to help your son gain admittance to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) or was done by someone who is not really qualified to make such a diagnosis. I wish you luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 55415, member: 3626"] It is rare for a child to have Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) who basically came from a good, loving home and was not a premie. The two most common causes are an infant with sensory issues who cannot be held and a mother suffering from post-partum depression who could not hold her infant. I'm sure there may be some other causes but they are bound to be few and far between. That being said and having a Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) child, I would question this diagnosis. Quite honestly, it is an ugly disorder. As strange as it sounds, I would much prefer my daughter to be bipolar than Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). There are medications for bipolar. There are none for Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) frequently turns into some type of personality disorder as the child matures. The therapy for Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is long, intensive and frequently unsuccessful. Some of the therapies for it are, as was mentioned above, controversial. I hope the diagnosis was given to help your son gain admittance to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) or was done by someone who is not really qualified to make such a diagnosis. I wish you luck. [/QUOTE]
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